The world record for the 100m crawl, also known as the freestyle stroke in swimming, is 46.91 seconds for men, set by Cesar Cielo from Brazil, and 51.94 seconds for women, achieved by Sarah Sjostrom from Sweden.
9.58 seconds for 100 m 19.19 seconds for 200 m
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Michael Phelps has never swum competitively in the 50 m distance. All of his gold medals were 100 m, 200 m, or 400 m. He holds the world record in the 100 m butterfly at 49.82 seconds, and swam an unofficial record 49.72 second butterfly relay leg in 2009.
Mark Spitz set a new world record in each of seven events, of those, four individual and three team events (the 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly, 200 m butterfly, 4 x 100 m freestyle relay, 4 x 200 m freestyle relay and 4 x 100 m medley relay).
9.58 seconds for 100 m 19.19 seconds for 200 m
Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the women's world record in the 100 meter dash at 10.49 set in 1988.Florence Griffith-Joyner is the fastest female 100 m runner in the world. She set the record of 10.49 seconds on July 16, 1988.
Officially, the fastest living human is Usain Bolt of Jamaica. He holds the world's 100 m record of 9.58 seconds and the 200 m record of 19.19 seconds. His 4 x 100 m team also holds the world record of 37.10 seconds.
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Austin Crawford (Dallas, Texas) 50 meter dash world record: 4.98 second
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The fastest man in the 100m sprint is Jamaica's Usain Bolt, with a 9.58s finish at Berlin, Germany, August 16, 2009.